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Unit 6
War on Poverty and Drugs in L.A.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Andean | geographic term for countries located along the Andes mountain range of South America |
| BRICS | political science term used for the world's five fastest-growing economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa |
| cartel | a group which dominates the trade of a specific product or service |
| Cold War | period of time, from the end of WWI until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. |
| emigrate | to relocate to a new country for the purpose of employment |
| Latino | general term for those with Latin American ancestry from a Spanish-speaking country |
| narco-terrorism | violent extremism associated with the illegal drug trade, particularly as relates to cocaine or heroin |
| naturalization | process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another |
| rural | an area that is largely countryside |
| trafficking | the illegal smuggling of people or products (especially drugs or weapons) |